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California Local News Fellowship 2026-2028

Team·11 December 2025·1 view

Closed: 15 December 2025 Closed
Official page: https://goimpactnow.org/blog/california-local-news-fellowship-2026-2028/

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The California Local News Fellowship is a state-funded, multi-year initiative led by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. The program is designed to strengthen local journalism by placing early-career reporters in newsrooms across California for a two-year, full-time reporting fellowshi… The full details and the official application link are on goimpactnow. This thread is for questions about applying.

California Local News Fellowship 2026-2028

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omar_hassan

Contributor12 Dec 2025

Check how the programme counts work experience before you rule yourself out. Some count part-time work, voluntary work and internships, and say so in their guidance.

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naledi_s

Contributor12 Dec 2025

Check whether they want the application in a particular format before you build it in another. Some will reject on format alone, and it is the least interesting way to lose.

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